Sinclair, Rooney & Co / Remington Rand / UB E.O.C.
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Photo credit: Palmers Views of Buffalo, Buffalo Rising
Location
465 Washington Street, Buffalo, NY 14203
Google Bird's Eye View
Ellicott Council District
SBL: 111.13-7-7
Erie County Property Info
County Tax Map (loads GIS page)
City of Buffalo Parcel Viewer
Next to: 47 East Mohawk Street and Lafayette Theater
Across from: 468 Washington Street, Tifft Block, and Century Theater
Owner
FNUB CORP C/O ATTN: ELLICOTT DEVELOPMENT per City of Buffalo Property Information
University at Buffalo Foundation per Business First
Search NYS Corporation Database for FNUB CORP
Physical Description
Six story, 78,176 sq.ft. (or 86,254 sq.ft.?) brick commercial building on the southeast corner of Washington and Mohawk.
Current Condition
Appears original and in good condition. Missing original cornice.
History
- Former site of the Old Trinity Church, built 1842
- Built ca. 1910 for "Sinclair, Rooney, & Co, importers, manufacturers and wholesalers of millinery, ribbons, flowers, feathers, silks, and velvets." Palmer's Views of Buffalo
- Designed by Esenwein & Johnson
- Buffalo History Museum: "Built to house one of several millinery businesses on Washington Street, this building once featured a projecting cornice supported by stylized brick brackets. Its simple exterior of yellow brick with red mortar is a frank expression of the underlying construction.".
- Remington Rand operations center
- Long time location for the UB Employment Opportunity Center
Recent Events and Actions Taken
- 2013 - University at Buffalo Employment Opportunity Center offices move closer to the BNMC. Building is offered for sale at $2.345 million.
- September 2014 - Ciminelli Real Estate Corp. offers to purchase the building to renovate into 60 market rate apartments
- December 2014 - Purchased by Ciminelli for $2.3 million.
- April 2015 - The Ciminelli redevelopment plan calls for '45 apartments, as well as approximately 14,000 sq.ft. of first floor and lower level commercial space, and is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2016 at a cost of approximately $10 million.' Buffalo Rising
Other Pertinent Facts
Links
- Buffalo Rising, May 2013 - Construction Watch: New Educational Opportunity Center Nears Opening
- Buffalo Business First, September 2014 - Ciminelli eyes UB EOC building
- Buffalo Rising, December 2014 - Big Deals: EOC Sold; Burns Building Reportedly Under Contract
- Buffalo Rising, March, 2015 - First Look: 465 Washington
- Buffalo Rising, April 2015 - Meet The Sinclair
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Added 2013-10-10 • Last changed 2019-01-10